The latest release is Mapnik v4.2.1.
Release Date: 28 January 2026
To build Mapnik v4.2.1 from source either download the v4.2.1 tarball or pull directly from github:
git clone https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik.git
cd mapnik
git checkout v4.2.1
git submodule update --init
python3 ./scons/scons.py configure
python3 ./scons/scons.py install -j8
For source install help see the Install docs
You can also use git to fetch the latest code (will default to master branch):
git clone https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik.git
Browse the code at github.
Download a snapshot as a zip archive.